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MENTAL PREPARATION IS YOUR STRONGEST TOOL

Sound Mind Sound Body

We have all heard the term mind over matter before. But, when it comes to athletic performance your strongest asset is your mental strength. Let’s look at this now.

Communicating With Someone Who Has an Eating Disorder

Communcation helps to overcome an eating disorder

Who is to say what body shape suggests an eating disorder? The best indicator of an eating disorder is how someone communicates.

Media Influence on Eating Disorders

Magazines and Body Image

In the 1970’s and 1980’s, eating disorders were either classified as bulimia nervosa or anorexia nervosa. Anorexia was labelled as the ‘disorder of the decade’ in the 1980’s. The death of singer Karen Carpenter, during this decade, of a cardiac arrest after a battle with anorexia, raised public awareness. Shortly thereafter tertiary institutions established counselling and support services. At this time, media in the 1980’s included television, radio, newspapers and magazines.

The Ins and Outs of Warts

PODIATRY NEWS & REVIEW: By Columnist Andrea Castello – Biomechanical, Sports and Paediatric Podiatrist: Photo Credit: Jenny Lee Silver 2006 – Plantar Wart:   Rainy and windy days, short days and long nights, heaters and red wine, this is winter to me.  As a podiatrist though, winter also signals the onslaught of wart cases into the clinic.  Whether […]

Eating Disorders and Other Destructive Behaviours

Hating the mistakes we have made or wrongs made against us, is a very different head-space…

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